Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Drake's Equation lies at the core of the Fermi Paradox and SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, but is it a good guide in our search for aliens, and what does modern astronomy tell us about the probabilities of finding life on exoplanets? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/EhPQRZJAbe0 Visit our Web...

Drake's Equation lies at the core of the Fermi Paradox and SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, but is it a good guide in our search for aliens, and what does modern astronomy tell us about the probabilities of finding life on exoplanets? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/EhPQRZJAbe0 Visit our Web...

In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing? Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/BRZ0OWXytEg Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us o...

In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing? Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/BRZ0OWXytEg Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us o...

Our monthly livestream Q&A session for March 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media: Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

In the future we may encounter or create minds equal to our own, smarter, or somewhere in the gap between human and animal. And yet we still barely understand what concepts like intelligence and sentience truly are. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/lEw1KYPCLNQ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Suppor...

In the future we may encounter or create minds equal to our own, smarter, or somewhere in the gap between human and animal. And yet we still barely understand what concepts like intelligence and sentience truly are. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/lEw1KYPCLNQ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Suppor...

Perhaps the most sought after technology is not the ability to extend life, but to restore it once it is gone. We will examine the technological options that may be available to us in the future. The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur03211 Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/Avp1ThZpDNs Visit our Website: http:...

Perhaps the most sought after technology is not the ability to extend life, but to restore it once it is gone. We will examine the technological options that may be available to us in the future. The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur03211 Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/Avp1ThZpDNs Visit our Website: http:...

Our future in the galaxy is typically envisioned as tied to the stars, be it on planets orbiting them or vast megastructures fueled by the alien suns, and yet the true future of humanity might be to dwell in the vast gulfs between the stars or even in a galaxy in which those stars have ceased to exist. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/-qov7HlrvbM Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http...

Our future in the galaxy is typically envisioned as tied to the stars, be it on planets orbiting them or vast megastructures fueled by the alien suns, and yet the true future of humanity might be to dwell in the vast gulfs between the stars or even in a galaxy in which those stars have ceased to exist. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/-qov7HlrvbM Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http...

When the largest of stars dies, the supernova they produce can outshine a whole galaxy, and potentially sterilize vast swathes of space. Future civilizations will need to be able to prevent or mitigate such events, though some might seek to artificially ignite a nova. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/_bgW_-GQVUY Visit our We...

When the largest of stars dies, the supernova they produce can outshine a whole galaxy, and potentially sterilize vast swathes of space. Future civilizations will need to be able to prevent or mitigate such events, though some might seek to artificially ignite a nova. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/_bgW_-GQVUY Visit our We...

Future battlefields will employ ever-more technology, whether that battlefield is on earth, in the sea, in space, or in cyberspace. Today we will examine the roles robots, drones, artificial intelligence, armored suits, and nanotech may play in the future of war. Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-...

Future battlefields will employ ever-more technology, whether that battlefield is on earth, in the sea, in space, or in cyberspace. Today we will examine the roles robots, drones, artificial intelligence, armored suits, and nanotech may play in the future of war. Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-...

Our monthly livestream Q&A session for February 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media: Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

Giant Stars are often considered too hot and short lived to colonize, but it may be that they shall be the most powerful and pivotal systems in a future galaxy. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/KZXjFdrct-w Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Fa...

Giant Stars are often considered too hot and short lived to colonize, but it may be that they shall be the most powerful and pivotal systems in a future galaxy. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/KZXjFdrct-w Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Fa...

They say you should always attack from the high ground, and there's no higher ground than from orbit. Today we'll examine orbital strikes, asteroid bombardment, kinetic weapons, dropships, and how to defend from them. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/LolF5iI3xEs Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacart...

They say you should always attack from the high ground, and there's no higher ground than from orbit. Today we'll examine orbital strikes, asteroid bombardment, kinetic weapons, dropships, and how to defend from them. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/LolF5iI3xEs Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacart...

Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodation would extraterrestrials need for their environments? We will also ask if humans and aliens could live together, possibly even marry and have hybrid offspring. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/V5mpjJiZvuQ The first 1000 people to use the li...

Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodation would extraterrestrials need for their environments? We will also ask if humans and aliens could live together, possibly even marry and have hybrid offspring. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/V5mpjJiZvuQ The first 1000 people to use the li...

Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we create to use it in the future? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/GHXG3xrIDLY Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we create to use it in the future? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/GHXG3xrIDLY Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Colonizing space and settling the minor planets and asteroids may mean adjusting to much lower levels of gravity, or micro-gravity, what sort of biological and cultural adaptations might that require of humanity? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/BcJSz_q2bIk Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 5...